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CURTAINV FIXTURE. I l

Patented Jan. 23.1894.

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F. H. BASSETT. CURTAIN FIXTURE Patented Jan. 23, 1894.

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CURTAIN- FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,171, dated January23, 1894.

Application filed December 14, 1892. Serial No. 455,175. (No model.)

operated with only one hand so as to allow the roller to be raised andlowered to any part of the Window, and the curtain or shade to beextended from the roller any distance, in order to provideefficientmeans lfor allowing light and air to enter the upper portion ofthe window, and in short to providemeans for adjusting the rollerand itsvshade to anyV j position.

With these and other objects in View which will readily appear as thenature of theinvention is better understood, the same consists in thenovel construction,'combination and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of acurtain iixture embodying the principles of my invention, and affixed tothe window. Fig. V2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3isa detail vertical sectional view adjacent to one of the roller bracketclutches. Fig. t is a detail sectional view through one end of theroller. Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of one of the roller bracketclutches. Fig. 6 is a similar view of, one of the shade clutches or armsaffixed to one end of the shade slat. Fig. 7 is a detail in perspectiveandl in section of a modification showing the guide rod having a metalcovering and jointed thereby.

Fig. Sis a detail sectional `view of one end of the roller and itsmoving journal.

Referring' to the accompanying drawings, A represents a window frame ofordinary: construction in which slide the usual sashes and to oppositeinner sides of said frame are secured the vertical circular'guide rodsB, extending from the top to the bottom thereof to form a guide andsupport for the Xtures curtain or shade.

kto be described. If so desired, as illustrated' in Fig. 7, the saidguide rods may be made in suitable lengths and iuclosed in the metalsleeves b, inside of which the terminals of the rod sections terminate,as illustrated in said figure, so that there may be a continuous guideat opposite inner sides of the window frame. Arranged to move on said`guides are the opposite connected roller bracketl clutches C. The rollerbracket clutches C, are provided with the bearing notches D formed attheinner ends thereof and adapted to receive the journal ends of thepawlless shade roller E. The shade roller E, carries the usual actuatingspring F, connected thereto at one end,

and at its other end to the stationary rod or journal G, squared at itsouter end to rest in the notch of one of said brackets so as to hold thesalme stationary, and in order to throw the tension of the spring ontothe roller at all times,the usual pawlsbeing entirelydispensed with,while at the other end of the roller is arrangedthe short moving journalg, whlch 1s designed to work in the bearing notch ofthe oppositebracket. An ordinary curtain or shade H, winds and unwinds on saidroller, and it will be observed at this point that by reason of theabsence of the usual pawls to hold the roller, the tension of the springarranged therein always tends to wind up the Each of the opposltemovable roller brackets C is extended into the clutch arms I, in whichare formed at one side near Ytheir outer extremities, the circularclutch openings or notches J, which embrace the opposite guide rods andwhich allow vthe said brackets to slide freely thereover, when vat rightangles thereto. The entremlties of said clutch arms are provided withright an- 'gularly disposed down-turned stops K, which are arranged tostrike the outer sides of the guide rods lwhen the brackets are raisedtoa position at right angles to the guide rods, and are thus held insuch position so as to ralse and lower the roller as the brackets areraised and lowered. Secured to the opposite roller brackets C, at theirinnerv ends, inside of the opposite guide rods, are thel opposite angleirons or strips K', which depend from the 1nwardly standing rollerbrackets and stand outward toward the front end ofsaidV brackets, andhave their outer ends connected to ICO the opposite ends of thehorizontal connecting bar L, which serves to connect the two rollerbrackets in order that their movement shall be simultaneous. Centrallysecured tothe horizontal connecting bar L, is the pull handle M. Thepull handle M, is provided with a suitable finger grasp m, and has anupwardly extended arm N, which curves rearwardly above the roller sothat the eye n, at the upper end of the same lies in a plane back of theinner bearing ends of the roller brackets, and has connected to such eyeif necessary an operatin g cord O. The operating cord O, passes over theswivelcd guide pulley o, arranged at theV top of the window frame andhas its other end free to be controlled by a person, or which may beconnected to the finger grasp referred to, so that the roller can beraised and lowered entirely by means of the cord, in case the windowframe is too high for the person to manipulate the raising and loweringof the roller. Now it will be readily seen that, supposing the roller tobe at the top of the window, to lower the roller, by grasping the pullhandle M, on the horizontal connecting bar and pressing said bar towardthe sashes, the inner bearing ends carrying the roller will be elevated,so that the brackets are lifted at a right angle to the guide rod, whichallows the roller and the brackets to freely slide on the rods to anyposition. By relieving the cross bar of the inward pressure, the weightof the roller and the tension of the spring therein, instantly depressesthe inner bearing ends of the roller brackets and causes the clutchopenings or notches J, therein to cramp on the guide rods and therebytightly hold the roller in such adj usted position. With the roller inany adjusted position, the curtain or shade I-I, can also be raised orlowered to any desired point. The curtain or shade H, carries at itslower end the usual bottom slat P, to the opposite ends of which aresecured the inner flanged ends of the opposite o-standing shade clutcharms Q. The opposite clutch arms Q, and which are disposed at rightangles to the Slat are constructed in any suitable shape, but areprovided with the outer clutch ends R, in which are formed at one sidethe circular clutch openings or notches r which embrace the oppositeguide rods B, and are designed u to cramp thereon and hold the shade orcurtain in any position. or button S, is secured to the shade slat P, atthe center thereof and provides means for relieving the clutch arms ofthe opposite guide rods by bringing the same to a position at rightangles thereto in order to raise an lower the shade or curtain.

`It will be apparent that owing to the absence of pawls in the springroller,the tension of the spring therein will therefore constantly holdthe shade or curtain smooth and straight and prevent the wind fromblowing the same about when the window is open. The tension of saidspring also draws up the A suitable thumb piece inner ends of the shadeclutch arms and causes the outer ends thereof to bind `or cramp on theguide rods thereby holdin gthc shade orcurtain fixed to an adjustedposition." The shade or curtain can be moved up or down by simplyrelieving the clutch arms of the guide rods. At this point it may bewell to observe that the operation just described for raising andlowering the shade and holding the saine in any adjusted position bymeans of the shade clutch arms Q, well adapts the herein-describeddevice for car window use, so that the shade or curtain will always beheld smooth and straight by reason of the tension of the pawlless springroller, and will not slip from its adjusted position by reason of thestrong drafts or winds usually rushing through open car windows. Whenused in connection with car windows, the vertically adjustable supportfor the shade roller need not be employed, but the said roller may besupported stationary in the ordinary manner.

From the construction herein described, it will be seen that the fixtureis well adapted for car windows inasmuch asjarring will not displace anyof the parts thereof, and that the absence of pawls not only renders thefixture more positive in action but also provides a simpler and moreuseful construction.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. In a curtain fixture, opposite guiderods, opposite connected roller brackets having clutch openings ornotches embracing the opposite guide rods, a pawlless spring-actuatedshade roller mounted in said brackets, and clutches for the lower end ofthe shade, substantially as set forth.

2. In a curtain xture opposite vertical guide rods, opposite connectedroller brackets mounted to slide on said guide rods and having clutchopenings or notches embracing saidrods, a pawlless spring actuated shaderoller mounted on the inner ends of said l bracket, the curtain or shadehaving the bottom slat, and clutch arms secured to opposite ends of .thecurtain Slat and havingclutch openings or notches embracing said guiderods, substantially as set forth.

3. In a curtain lixture, avertically movable clutch support, guides forsaid support, a pawlless spring actuated shade roller journaled in saidsupport, and clutch devices for the lower end of the shade,substantially as set forth.

4. In a curtain fixture, circular guide rods arranged at opposite innersides of the window frame, opposite roller brackets having inner bearingnotches and forwardly extended clutch arms having circular clutchopenings or notches embracing the circular guide rods and terminating inright angularly disposed stops adapted to engage the guide rods when thebrackets are raised, a pawlless spring actuated shade roller j ournaledin said brackets, a horizontal bar connecting the two brackets, andclutches for the lower ends of the shade, substantially as set forth.

5. In a curtain fixture, opposite vertical guide rods, roller bracketsmoving on said guide rods and having clutch openings or notchesembracing the opposite guide rods, depending forwardly extending angleirons or strips connected to the inner ends of said brackets, ahorizontal connecting bar connected to said strips, the pawlless springactuated shade roller mounted on the inner ends of said brackets, a pullhandle secured to the center of said connecting bar, and clutches forthe lower end of the shade, substantially as set forth.

6. In a curtain fixture, opposite guide rods, roller brackets mounted toslide on said rods and having clutch openings or notches embracing thesame, apawlless spring actuated shade roller mounted on the inner endsof said brackets, a horizontal con necting bar connecting said brackets,a pull handle secured to said bar at its center and having an upwardlyextended rearwardly curved arm, a swiveled guide pulley arranged at thetop of the window frame, a cord passing over said pulley and connectedto the upper end of said extended arm, and clutches for the shade,substantially as set forth.

7. In a curtain fixture, the opposite circular guide rods, a verticalmovable clutch support, embracing said guide rodka pawlless springactuated shade roller journaled in said support, the curtain or shadehaving a bottom.

slat, clutch arms secured to opposite ends of the slat and havingcircular clutch openings or notches embracing said guide rods, andbinding or cramping thereon under the tension of the roller spring, anda thumb piece or button secured to the curtain slat, substantially asset forth.

S. In a curtain fixture, the combination with a pawlless spring-actuatedshade roller; of opposite circular guide rods arranged vertically, thecurtain or shade normally winding on the shade roller and having abottom slat, ostanding clutch arms having inner flanged ends ixedlysecured to opposite front ends of the slat and projected in front of thesl'at at right angles thereto, said clutch arms being providedin oneedge near their outer extremities with circular clutch openings ornotches adapted `to loosely embrace said guide rods and to bind or crampthereon under the normal lifting tension of the pawlless spring-actuatedroller, which tension disposes said arms at an angle, and a thumb piecesecured to the curtain slat intermediate of its ends, whereby saidclutch arms may be relieved of their grip on the guide rods bycorrecting the angle thereof, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRED I-I. BASSETT.

Witnesses:

GEORGE T. CHELLIs, FRANK DURGAN.

